MercadoLibre
About
MercadoLibre hosts online e-commerce and auction platforms that provide users with buying and selling mechanisms for e-transactions.
- Buenos Aires,Distrito Federal,Argentina
- 10001 - max
- http://www.mercadolibre.com
Details
- Last Funding Type
- Post-IPO Debt
- Last Funding Money Raised
- $233M
- Industries
- E-Commerce,Internet,Marketing,Marketplace,Payments
- Founded date
- Aug 2, 1999
- Number Of Employee
- 10001 - max
- Operating Status
- Active
- Stock Symbol
- nasdaq:MELI
- Legal Name
- MercadoLibre, Inc.
MercadoLibre, through its subsidiaries, hosts online commerce and payments platforms in Latin America. Its services are designed to provide its users with mechanisms to buy, sell, pay for, and collect on e-commerce transactions. The company principally offers MercadoLibre marketplace, an automated online commerce service, located at mercadolibre.com, which permits businesses and individuals to list items and conduct their sales and purchases online in a fixed-price or auction-based format. It also enables registered users in MercadoLibre marketplace to list and purchase motor vehicles, vessels, aircraft, real estate, and services through online classified listings; users and advertisers to place, display, and/or text advertisements on its Web pages to promote their brands and offerings; and Internet users to browse through various products and services that are listed on its Web site and register with MercadoLibre to list, bid for, and purchase items and services. The company also provides MercadoPago, an integrated online payments solution to facilitate transactions both on and off the MercadoLibre marketplace by providing a mechanism that allows its users to send and receive payments online. As of December 31, 2008, it operated online commerce platforms and online payment solutions directed towards Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, and Colombia, as well as operating online commerce platforms directed towards Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay.
Funding Rounds
| Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2022 | Post-IPO Debt | $233M | 1 |
Goldman Sachs
|
— | Detail |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Post-IPO Equity | $1.60B | — | — | — | Detail |
| Dec 3, 2019 | Post-IPO Debt | $125M | 1 |
Goldman Sachs
|
— | Detail |
| Mar 12, 2019 | Post-IPO Equity | $1.80B | 2 |
PayPal
|
— | Detail |
| Aug 17, 2007 | IPO | $289M | — | — | — | Detail |
Investments
|
Date
Company Name
|
Round | Money Raised | Industry | Lead Investor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jan 20, 2022
Paxos
|
Corporate Round | — | Blockchain | Yes |
|
Jan 20, 2022
2TM
|
Corporate Round | — | Asset Management | Yes |
|
Mar 25, 2021
Digital House
|
Series Unknown | $50M | Corporate Training | — |
Investors
| Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
|---|---|---|
|
Goldman Sachs
|
Yes | Post-IPO Debt |
|
|
Yes | Post-IPO Equity |
|
PayPal
|
Yes | Post-IPO Equity |
Tiger Global Management
|
Yes | Corporate Round |
|
|
— | Series B |
Chase Capital Partners
|
— | Series B |
Flatiron Partners
|
— | Series B |
GE Equity
|
— | Series B |
HM Capital
|
— | Series B |
JP Morgan Chase
|
— | Series A |
Employee Profiles
Acquisition
MercadoLibre has acquired 11 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Classified Media Group on Jan 22, 2008. They acquired Classified Media Group for 0.
|
Date
Company Name
|
Industry | Acquisition Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jan 22, 2008
Classified Media Group
|
Advertising | — | — | Detail |
|
Aug 25, 2008
DeRemate.com
|
E-Commerce | — | $ 40M | Detail |
|
Apr 9, 2014
|
Information Technology | — | — | Detail |
|
Sep 1, 2015
Dabee
|
E-Commerce | acquisition | — | Detail |
|
Feb 12, 2016
|
Credit Cards | acquihire | — | Detail |
